IN PHOTOS: BJP stalwarts attend Raje's grand swearing-in

IN PHOTOS: BJP stalwarts attend Raje's grand swearing-in

Vasundhara Raje, who led the Bharatiya Janata Paty to a landslide victory in the Rajasthan assembly polls, was on Friday sworn in as the chief minister for the second time, in the presence of Narendra Modi and other top party leaders.

With inputs from PTI

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Image: Vashundhara Raje waves to the crowd during her swearing-in ceremony as Rajasthan's CM, in Jaipur on FridayPhotographs: Chandra Mohan Aloria

IN PHOTOS: BJP stalwarts attend Raje's grand swearing-in

Raje, who belongs to the royal Scindia family of Gwalior, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Margaret Alva during a grand swearing-in ceremony inside the assembly building premises in Jaipur. She was the only one to be sworn-in.

IN PHOTOS: BJP stalwarts attend Raje's grand swearing-in

Elected Members of Legislative Assembly and a large number of religious heads also attended the function.

The main stage for the ceremony was erected inside the assembly building premises. Large screens were installed at the venue to allow the invitees sitting at a distance to watch the live telecast of the ceremony.

IN PHOTOS: BJP stalwarts attend Raje's grand swearing-in

The extravagant ceremony, however, did not go down well with many political parties. The Aam Aadmi Party leaders claimed that they will file a Right to Information and find out how much public money was spent on the function. “The amount of money wasted on the ceremony would have been good enough for the AAP party to fight election in Rajasthan,” claimed Mulakraj Singh, district secretary, AAP (Jaipur).

IN PHOTOS: BJP stalwarts attend Raje's grand swearing-in

Before taking oath, Raje went to pay tribute at the Amar Jawan Jyoti and addressed party legislators and cadres at the party office. “Whoever has won are champions but they also carry a lot of responsibility. No one should come to me and say that I am from so and so community and family,” Raje warned her MLAs and cadre.

Soon after the ceremony, Raje went to the secretariat. She transferred eight Indian Administrative Service officials and two Indian Police Service officers.